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Becoming neighbors with refugees and voting for the far-right? The impact of refugee inflows at the small-scale level
Fremerey, Melinda; Hörnig, Lukas; Schaffner, Sandra - 2022
We investigate the effect of the refugee inflow between 2014 and 2017 on voting for the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the national parliamentary election in 2017 in Germany. Drawing on unique small-scale data enables us to distinguish between the contact theory, captured by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013175979
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The divergence of school track choices after Covid-19
Breidenbach, Philipp; Hörnig, Lukas; Schaffner, Sandra - 2023
During the pandemic, many measures were taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Some of these measures, such as school closures, directly affected students. Children from different backgrounds are likely to have different abilities to cope with the challenges of the pandemic and associated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014325936
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The Intensive and Extensive Margin of European Labour Supply
Kröger, Hanna; Schaffner, Sandra - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2011
Labour supply is determined by two factors: the participation of workers in the labour market (extensive margin), and the number of hours supplied by those working (intensive margin). Based on the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS), we analyse which margin is more decisive in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009385733
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Gender Wage Differentials and the Occupational Injury Risk - Evidence from Germany and the US
Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra - 2007
dangerous occupations like scaffolders or miners, while females typically work in relatively safe occupations with respect to … occupational injuries. It is therefore remarkable that almost all studies analyzing the gender wage gap have disregarded different … occupational injury risks as a potential explanatory variable for observed gender wage differentials. By merging data on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264700
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Competition and Gender Prejudice: Are Discriminatory Employers Doomed to Fail?
Weber, Andrea Maria; Zulehner, Christine - 2009
According to Becker's (1957) famous theory on discrimination, entrepreneurs with a strong prejudice against female workers forgo profits by submitting to their tastes. In a competitive market their firms lack efficiency and are therefore forced to leave. We present new empirical evidence for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277089
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Female Hires and the Success of Start-up Firms
Weber, Andrea Maria; Zulehner, Christine - 2009
conclude that our results support the hypothesis that gender-diversity in leading positions is an advantage for start-up firms. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277090
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The Intensive and Extensive Margin of European Labour Supply
Kröger, Hanna; Schaffner, Sandra - 2011
Labour supply is determined by two factors: the participation of workers in the labour market (extensive margin), and the number of hours supplied by those working (intensive margin). Based on the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS), we analyse which margin is more decisive in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287408
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Competition and Gender Prejudice: Are Discriminatory Employers Doomed to Fail?
Weber, Andrea; Zulehner, Christine - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009
According to Becker's (1957) famous theory on discrimination, entrepreneurs with a strong prejudice against female workers forgo profits by submitting to their tastes. In a competitive market their firms lack efficiency and are therefore forced to leave. We present new empirical evidence for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509366
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Female Hires and the Success of Start-up Firms
Weber, Andrea; Zulehner, Christine - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009
conclude that our results support the hypothesis that gender-diversity in leading positions is an advantage for start-up firms. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509378
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Gender Wage Differentials and the Occupational Injury Risk - Evidence from Germany and the US
Schaffner, Sandra; Kluve, Jochen - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2007
dangerous occupations like scaffolders or miners, while females typically work in relatively safe occupations with respect to … occupational injuries. It is therefore remarkable that almost all studies analyzing the gender wage gap have disregarded different … occupational injury risks as a potential explanatory variable for observed gender wage differentials. By merging data on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561972